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psilocybin
[ sil-uh-sahy-bin, sahy-luh- ]
noun
- a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
psilocybin
/ ˌsaɪlə-; ˌsɪləˈsaɪbɪn /
noun
- a crystalline phosphate ester that is the active principle of the hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe mexicana. Formula: C 12 H 17 N 2 O 4 P
psilocybin
- A hallucinogenic compound obtained from certain mushrooms, especially of the genus Psilocybe. Chemical formula: C 12 H 17 N 2 O 4 P.
Word History and Origins
Origin of psilocybin1
Word History and Origins
Origin of psilocybin1
Example Sentences
Stacie and her partner were in a rough spot in their relationship when they first decided to take psilocybin together, the psychedelic drug in so-called "magic mushrooms."
In Newman’s real life, it was a psychoactive psilocybin mushroom that, like all of them, stains blue when bruised.
But it wasn’t psilocybin, the psychedelic drug in so-called “magic” mushrooms, but instead the world’s most charismatic fungi, the red and white fly agaric mushroom, known to scientists as Amanita muscaria.
A Lake Elsinore man was arrested in connection with a ‘large-scale’ psilocybin operation, according to Riverside County officials.
Meanwhile, the FDA also granted “breakthrough therapy” status to psilocybin and companies are studying its effects on depression in clinical trials with the hopes of a future approval.
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